Punch Collection (page 2)

Sir John Reith - Director General of the BBC
Cartoon portrait, Sir John Reith, 1st Baron Reith of Stonehaven (1889-1971), Director General of the BBC, 1927-1938, depicted here as a giant figure towering over Broadcasting House, Portland Place

A pair of chestnut Suffolk Punch working horses in harness with blinkers, Suffolk, England Date: 2010

The Beard and Moustache Movement, John Leech
The Beard and Moustache Movement, cartoon in Punch by John Leech commenting on the fashion for large beards. Railway Guard: Now, ma am, is this your luggage

Punch and Judy show on the beach, Cornwall
Children watching a Punch and Judy show on the beach, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Trafalgar Square Lions
Nelson thanks Edwin Landseer for the lions which are finally installed at the foot of his column in Trafalgar Square. Date: 1867

Himmel The All-Highest has the truth spoken - the worst is behind us. German infantry retreating in panic before Allied infantry supported by tanks

Peary and Cook dispute over the North Pole
Robert Peary and Frederick Cook dispute over who reached the North Pole first -- but the real question is whether either of them got there at all

Persian Punch Ridden By M. Dwyer St Leger Festival Doncaster Racecourse, Doncaster 11 September 2003 Date: 11 September 2003

Caricature of a family dinner before and after having talked about the Dreyfus Affair, c
CHT157411 Caricature of a family dinner before and after having talked about the Dreyfus Affair, c.1894 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Caran D Ache

He caught Tom a smack under the chin, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Pugnis
He caught Tom a smack under the chin, late 19th or early 20th century. An illustration from Famous Fights

Prince Albert the British Farmer, 1843. Cartoon of Prince Albert (1819-1861) as a farmer. Prince Albert has turned his attention to the promotion of agriculture; and if you have seen

Flight Deck
Plane taking off from the American aircraft carrier Constellation in the Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam. (Photo by Terry Fincher/Getty Images)

General strike in Britain, May 1926. John Bull telling the Trades Union Council that Britain would resist strike action. Cartoon by Bernard Partridge from " Punch", London, 12 May 1926

1890 Punch Cartoon Othaniel Marsh
Cartoon from Punch September 13th 1890. Shows Professor Othniel Marsh standing atop a triceratops skull, with some of his famous discoveries before him

1861 Punch Dinosaurs & Comet cartoon 1861 Punch Dinosaurs & Comet cartoon
From Punch 41 (1861) page 34, July. " The age of the comet ascertained to a nicety. The antediluvians recognise an old acquantance of A.M. 1372"

CUP WINNERS CUP, 1969. Spanish soccer goalkeeper Jose Angel Iribar of Bilbao blocks an attempted goal by Manchester City during the European Cup Winners Cup, 1 October 1969

I Don t Know Where I Am by George Studdy
After an unsolicited scrap, Bonzo is left in agreement with that famous statesman who said, " People hardly know where they are, and I am one of those in that position." Fortunately

The Haunted Lady, Punch
The Haunted Lady, or The Ghost in the Looking-Glass. A lady admires her new dress, but the mirror reveals the sacrifice made: the death of the wretched seamstress

Classic rum punch sprinkled with nutmeg, Grenada, West Indies, Central America

Jenny Lind / Punch 1850
JENNY LIND Swedish singer she bowls over the audiences of America

London Oyster Seller
A street vendor sells Fine native oysters while a crowd watch a Punch and Judy show in the background

3 Dolls Harlequin C1810
Harlequin, Pulcinello (Punch) and Bobeche (Clown)

Dogs Love Chocolate
Punch has been trained by his owner to carry messages and pick up litter. Here he tries to use the chocolate dispenser

Punch & Judy / Jarvis
Watching a Punch & Judy show in a park

Punch & Judy (Crane)
Punch and Judy show entertains small audience

Punch / Free Trade / Uk Lion
FREE TRADE The British lion in 1850 or The Effects of Free Trade

Punch cartoon: Man is but a Worm - Charles Darwins Theory of Evolution (engraving)
6034945 Punch cartoon: Man is but a Worm - Charles Darwins Theory of Evolution (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon)

Norah Blaney and Gwen Farrar
The revue artists and frequent double-act, Norah Blaney (at the piano) and her droll friend Gwen Farrar, performing in Punch-bowl at the Duke of Yorks Theatre in 1925. Date: 1925

Willie Hart (left) steps inside a right hand lead from southpaw Jim Swords as the seconds tick away in the last round of the fight. January 1965 P008289

The Jury Disagree
circa 1910s

The Un-locked cub
The New Zealand cub is too powerful for the English lion; plus ca change... Date: 1905

F C Burnand / Vanity Fair
SIR FRANCIS COWLEY BURNAND journalist, editor of Punch Date: 1836 - 1917

Ramsay MacDonald leaping into the limelight
Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937) British Labour politician, leaping into the limelight over the backs of Bonar Law (Conservative) and Lloyd George (Liberal) when he won the General Election in 1922

Captured Plane
9th November 1918: On display at the Lord Mayors Show - a German Pfalz plane, shot down near Arras on 17th October 1918. (Photo by A. R. Coster/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Repeal of Corn Laws and abolition of tariffs. Richard Cobden (1804-1865) an advocate of Free Trade, hurrying Robert Peel the Prime Minister, along the Free Trade Path

George Granville William Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland (1828-1882), British aristocrat, succeeded to his title in 1861. Sutherland finishing a marathon railway journey in America

COOPER AND ALI, 1966. British boxer Henry Cooper (left) and Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) during the sixth round of a heavyweight title fight in London, England, 1966

Clenched fist, computer artwork
Clenched fist. Computer artwork of an upward clenched fist. This could be used to represent power, or protest

Agneta Ramsay / Punch 1887
AGNETA FRANCES RAMSAY Fellow-founder of Girton College, Cambridge, honoured by Mr Punch, June 1887

Punch in Suburban St
Punch & Judy Show in a suburban street

PUNCH & JUDY / 1885
A Punch and Judy show entertains a happy crowd of people at the seaside

Hastings front, Victorias watching a punch and Judy show on the beach. Date: 1895

Portrait of Richard Humphreys, engraved by J. Young (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF268674 Portrait of Richard Humphreys, engraved by J. Young (engraving) (b/w photo) by Hoppner, John (1758-1810) (after); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Punch & Judy Show before the National Portrait Gallery
Children (mostly working boys) watching a Punch & Judy Show before the National Portrait Gallery, London. There is a statue of the famous actor Sir Henry Irving in the background. Date: circa 1910s

Piccadilly, London
Window Studies -- the Festive Hour, early evening in Piccadilly. At 7.45 pm anyone who is anyone is on their way to a dinner party, a dance or the theatre

You deserve... a smack in the nose!

Lewis Baumer at Work
Photograph of Lewis Baumer, artist and illustrator who worked for Punch and The Sketch among other magazines

A Day at the Races
3 To 1, - Bar Two The singer Miss Annie Adams is pictured in the foreground enjoying champagne and lobsters from her Fortnum and Mason hamper

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